Toxic Torts in a Nutshell, (3d ed).
0314159053 Toxic torts in a nutshell, 3d ed. Eggen, Jean Macchiaroli. Thomson West 2005 416 pages $26.50 Paperback West nutshell series KF1299 Aimed at students and attorneys, this compact...

Product liability case digest, 2005-2006 ed.
073555546X Product liability case digest, 2005-2006 ed. Baldwin, Scott et al. Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2005 580 pages $195.00 Paperback KF1296 Baldwin, a member of the Texas bar, et al. present an...

What is an environmental expert? The impact of Daubert, Joiner and Kumho Tire on the admissibility of scientific expert evidence.
I. INTRODUCTION Environmental experts are typically environmental engineers and environmental and occupational health doctors (1) whose testimony is based on "scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge" that "will assist the trier of fact." (2) In complex environmental and toxic tort (3) cases, "scientific, technical or...

Manage U.S. forests for safety, lower taxes.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Suzanne Penegor and Gienie Assink For The Register-Guard John Prendergast, Oregon chairman of the Society of American Foresters, spoke to the Rubicon Society of Lane County on June 7. His presentation made it clear that non-management of public timberlands has had an overwhelmingly...

SALES Talk; After asbestos, cancer lawsuits bankrupt 60 firms, plaintiffs now target Teflon frying pans.
Emboldened by the successes in court judgments in the United States and Australia by cancer sufferers who had been exposed to asbestos, silica and other toxic substances manufactured by big corporations through the past few years, a dozen individuals have now filed lawsuits accusing the giant American chemical firm...

Adios to asbestos?
* Adios to asbestos? Sen. Arlen Specter was given the opportunity to get the Senate to pass his behemoth bill to set up a federally administered trust fund to settle asbestos litigation. But he failed to get the required 60 votes to close off debate and move to a...

The worst bill money can buy: revisiting asbestos--again.
CLAIMS to compensation for alleged asbestos-related illnesses prompted the Supreme Court to call for congressional action to deal with the "elephantine mass" of litigation. Six years later, Republicans are poised to pass an elephantine mess of legislation. Many Republican senators don't wish to see this bill--which they have roundly...

Voters offer final thoughts on races in Tuesday's primary.
Byline: The Register-Guard ELECTION 2006 Leiman is fair, impartial Alan Leiman is the right choice for moderate and progressive voters. His experience as both a prosecutor and a defender puts him in the right frame of mind to be fair to both sides....

Business Beat.
Byline: The Register-Guard PEOPLE The following physicians have joined the medical staff at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene: Dr. Marc Garant is a specialist in diagnostic radiology with Radiology Associates in Eugene. He served his radiology residency at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and...

Alabama's evolving standard of admissibility for expert scientific testimony.
INTRODUCTION The success or failure of a plaintiff's case will often turn on the admissibility or exclusion of the plaintiff's expert's testimony. This is particularly true in the areas of products liability and toxic torts litigation, where plaintiffs' experts commonly testify to the causal relationship between the...